“A phenomenon where an event in the outside world coincides meaningfully with a psychological state of mind.” Or: “Synchronicity – A Wink from the Universe.” Pictured above is a treasured journal that was given to me as a gift (along with The Artist’s Way). I started using it with the beginning of my Law of … Continue reading Synchronicity
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Beginnings
My first day of grade 1, I came home crying because I hadn’t learned how to read yet. I was told grade 1 would be the year I could learn how to read a book by myself. Just imagine my surprise when I wasn’t an expert the first day. You know how I like to … Continue reading Beginnings
Possibility
I was reading in ‘The Artist’s Way’ the section on Recovering a Sense of Possibility. Oddly enough, the author Julia Cameron talks about Solitude in this chapter – which was my blog topic last week. She also relays the importance of solitude for an artist, saying ‘without this period of recharging, our artist becomes depleted.’ … Continue reading Possibility
Solitude
“Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” - Picasso. I really connect with this quote because of how I work. I very much like my quiet time. I have stressed in the past and feel guilty if I take some quiet thinking time, as I felt like it meant I wasn’t doing something ‘productive’ … Continue reading Solitude
Art Critiquing and Soft Skills
In college while studying Visual Arts, we had critiquing days that the class would sit in a room for up to 8 hours. You could equate the complaining (bragging) about the ‘hard work’ of critiquing art for 8 hours to an academic student complaining (bragging) about staying up all night to study. I am sure … Continue reading Art Critiquing and Soft Skills
